Police have arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with a crude bomb explosion outside the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segunbagicha, Dhaka, on September 20.
Abul Hayad Dipu was arrested around 3pm on Monday in an area under Rupganj police station in Narayanganj.
The arrest was made by Ramna Model police station under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
Additional Deputy Police Commissioner Niaz Mehedi of the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division confirmed the arrest.
Mehedi said unidentified miscreants detonated a crude bomb in front of Gate No 2 of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at around 1:45pm on September 20 and fled the scene.
The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of Ramna Model police station. A case was later filed under the Explosive Substances Act.
He said Dipu was identified as the prime suspect in connection with the explosion and was subsequently arrested during a police raid.